Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters is a third person adventure title released for the Nintendo Wii in the United States. The game was added to iOctavio.com on 2011-11-12 and was originally categorized as third person adventure both as a primary category and as its genre to aid web searches. The narrative premise presented in the original review states that the Manhunters are an android race originally created by the Guardians of the Universe to serve as the first interstellar police force. Over time the Manhunters became more obsessed with administering punishment than serving justice forcing the Guardians to dissolve their ranks. The few Manhunters that survived fled into exile and the Guardians founded a new elite police force called the Green Lantern Corps armed with specially crafted power rings. Now the Manhunters have returned seeking revenge and are preparing their forces for a war against the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps. The player steps into the role of the newest recruit Hal Jordan a gifted but cocky test pilot charged with protecting peace and preserving justice. Highlights of the experience include motion based combat that leverages the Wii Remote to create and direct energy constructs, a campaign spread across multiple alien worlds each offering distinct environmental challenges, an upgrade system that lets players unlock new construct types and enhance existing abilities, cooperative multiplayer allowing a second player to join as a fellow lantern for combined attacks, cinematic cutscenes that expand the Green Lantern mythos with voice acting from the animated series cast, vibrant comic inspired visuals that showcase the Wii color palette, and a control scheme designed for accessibility while still offering depth for experienced players. Critical reception was mixed to positive with praise for the faithful adaptation of the source material and intuitive motion controls while some reviewers noted repetitive mission design and a relatively shallow progression system.